Royal Mail Gaming Stamps

[john]

Royal Mail are launching a presentation pack of Video Game stamps from the 80s and 90s

 

https://shop.royalmail.com/video-games-stamp-set

 

Looks a good set!

[Dos_Box]

I'm going to order some and frame them. They'd look great on a wall.

[6Foot2]

Lara Croft/Tomb Raider too!

 

Link: Video Games Presentation Pack

 

Seasoned gamers, young players and collectors will enjoy exploring the stamps, stories and images featured in this colourful celebration of classic video games.

 

This action-packed collectible [sic] contains all eight Special Stamps and the Tomb Raider Miniature Sheet.

 

[john]

I'm going to order some and frame them. They'd look great on a wall.

 

They sell them just like that for you @Dos_Box https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/video-games/video-games-framed-stamps

[Dos_Box]

They sell them just like that for you @Dos_Box https://shop.royalmail.com/special-stamp-issues/video-games/video-games-framed-stamps

 

That's perfect! Thanks John

[Fazza]

I've been looking at these yesterday, I don't collect stamps but I think I'm going to have to get a set of these!

[Arthur]

The story behind Royal Mail's new video game stamp set

 

Royal Mail's video game stamps are released this week – here's how the set was put together.

 

The announcement recently that Royal Mail would be commemorating classic British video games drew a rapturous reception – but how do you celebrate 40 years of UK gaming in just eight stamps? And how are special sets of stamps like these designed and put together?

 

[FragglePete]

While applaud this - I feel there are some glaring omissions - Manic Miner? Jet Set Willy? Attack of the Mutant Camels? Beach Head?

 

But, oh the hours I wasted on Elite, Sensible Soccer and Wipeout - sheer joy!

 

Pete

[Dos_Box]

My framed set has just arrived and it's very nice indeed!

 

 

 

[mikkydoos]

While applaud this - I feel there are some glaring omissions - Manic Miner? Jet Set Willy? Attack of the Mutant Camels? Beach Head?

 

But, oh the hours I wasted on Elite, Sensible Soccer and Wipeout - sheer joy!

 

Pete

 

 

My Beach Head (on an Amstrad CPC464) always crashed in the last moment before finishing the game

 

As did Gianna Sisters on the Amiga

 

 

But unlike Daley Thompson's Decathlon which broke ALL my many many joysticks and endless smashing bent the keyboard til it resembled a banana.

 

 

Lovely stamp set though @Dos_Box

 

 

I kinda want to play Feud on my Amstrad all over again

Edited February 12, 2020 by mikkydoos

[Dos_Box]

While applaud this - I feel there are some glaring omissions - Manic Miner? Jet Set Willy? Attack of the Mutant Camels? Beach Head?

 

But, oh the hours I wasted on Elite, Sensible Soccer and Wipeout - sheer joy!

 

Pete

 

The rights to Manic Miner and JSW are currently mired in legal wrangles and my guess is they couldn't get the image rights to them.

Beach Head was a US title and as this set is about UK produced games, wouldn't fit in.

I agree about AoTMC though, it would have been good if Jeff Minter got a showing.

[6Foot2]

We have ordered a set to go on a wall in the room our son vacated when he went to Falmouth to study for his degree in Immersive Computing (including AI, VR, and Game Design)

 

They will be on the wall the next time he comes back for a break (not Easter)